Reported portfolio

Thomas Russo

Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC

Last update 2026-05-13
Current positions
86
Top five concentration
49.3%
Largest position
12.3%
New positions
4
Closed positions
5

Reported holdings

91 positions
CompanyPortfolioQuarterly activitySharesReported priceReported valueUpdated / source
BRK/A
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A
12.34%
Reduced 1.9%1,460−28$718,140$1,048,484,000−$74,658,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
GOOG
Alphabet Inc Cl C
11.31%
Reduced 14.8%3,350,337−580,860$287$961,078,000−$272,532,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MA
Mastercard Inc Cl A
9.15%
Reduced 1.9%1,555,141−30,858$500$777,042,000−$128,373,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PM
Philip Morris International In
8.96%
Reduced 2.0%4,605,069−92,439$165$761,402,000+$7,922,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
HKHHF
Heineken Holding NV
7.57%
Reduced 1.1%9,101,528−98,748$71$643,364,000−$30,884,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CFRHF
Compagnie Financiere Richemont
7.00%
Reduced 1.6%3,447,287−54,818$172$594,389,000−$166,150,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
NSRGY
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR
6.39%
Reduced 2.4%5,481,714−135,448$99$543,238,000−$11,625,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
NFLX
Netflix Inc
6.35%
Added 12.1%5,610,666+605,901$96$539,466,000+$70,219,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
BRK/B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B
6.26%
Reduced 1.3%1,110,429−14,966$479$532,118,000−$33,562,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
4.96%
Reduced 1.5%715,411−11,201$589$421,148,000−$31,284,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
SUNB
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc
4.63%
New6,049,133+6,049,133$65$393,738,000+$393,738,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
UBER
Uber Technologies Inc
4.38%
Added 0.6%5,173,404+28,344$72$372,123,000−$48,280,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ERFSF
Eurofins Scientific
2.63%
New3,096,404+3,096,404$72$223,551,000+$223,551,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PDRDF
Pernod Ricard
2.16%
Reduced 2.9%2,479,656−74,224$74$183,480,000−$35,776,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DASH
Doordash Inc Cl A
1.77%
Added 7.6%1,001,195+70,728$150$150,329,000−$60,403,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CMCSA
Comcast Corp New Cl A
0.76%
Reduced 2.0%2,253,106−47,091$29$64,687,000−$4,066,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
BF/A
Brown-Forman Corp Cl A
0.52%
Reduced 1.2%1,647,878−20,216$27$44,147,000+$259,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
JPM
J.P. Morgan Chase
0.52%
Reduced 71.9%148,798−380,019$294$43,770,000−$126,625,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp
0.39%
Added 0.5%193,950+917$170$32,906,000+$9,676,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
V
Visa Inc Cl A
0.33%
Reduced 13.8%93,812−15,006$302$28,354,000−$9,810,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
BF/B
Brown-Forman Corp Cl B
0.21%
Reduced 6.8%659,694−48,485$26$17,442,000−$1,013,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
BUDFF
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
0.15%
Reduced 30.7%184,010−81,515$69$12,662,000−$4,459,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MO
Altria Group Inc
0.13%
Reduced 0.2%164,461−311$66$10,853,000+$1,352,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MKL
Markel Corp
0.11%
Reduced 21.1%4,954−1,325$1,914$9,482,000−$4,015,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CR
Crane Company
0.09%
Reduced 14.3%46,626−7,775$171$7,973,000−$2,060,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
UNP
Union Pac Corp
0.08%
Added 10.6%27,638+2,654$243$6,706,000+$926,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
COST
Costco Whsl Corp
0.05%
Unchanged4,624$996$4,607,000+$620,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DOV
Dover Corp
0.05%
Reduced 2.0%19,126−400$208$3,987,000+$175,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc Cl A
0.04%
Reduced 22.2%11,610−3,306$288$3,339,000−$1,330,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ABBV
AbbVie Inc
0.03%
Unchanged12,410$217$2,699,000−$137,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
COCXF
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg
0.03%
Unchanged15$142,119$2,132,000−$72,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
VMC
Vulcan Materials
0.02%
Reduced 8.2%7,263−649$272$1,978,000−$279,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
AXP
American Express
0.02%
Reduced 46.7%6,485−5,675$302$1,962,000−$2,537,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MKC
McCormick Inc
0.02%
Reduced 5.1%38,581−2,085$50$1,946,000−$824,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
KNCRF
Konecranes
0.02%
Added 184.6%52,500+34,050$32$1,690,000−$345,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
WRBY
Warby Parker Inc Cl A
0.02%
Added 23.1%80,000+15,000$21$1,686,000+$269,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
FLMNF
Fielmann
0.02%
Added 28.4%33,000+7,300$50$1,656,000+$341,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
SSPPF
SSP Group
0.02%
Added 6.1%700,000+40,000$2$1,614,000−$214,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
FLUIF
Fluidra
0.02%
Added 18.6%70,000+11,000$23$1,595,000−$10,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
RTLLF
Rational AG
0.02%
Added 125.6%2,200+1,225$717$1,577,000+$819,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
AKBLF
ALK Abello A/S
0.02%
Added 42.9%50,000+15,000$31$1,559,000+$301,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
LEVI
Levi Strauss & Co Cl A
0.02%
Added 73.3%82,725+35,000$18$1,530,000+$540,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
LRLCF
Loreal SA
0.02%
Unchanged3,705$403$1,491,000−$104,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PEP
Pepsico Inc
0.02%
Reduced 6.0%9,205−589$155$1,429,000+$24,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DVDCF
Davide Campari-Milano NV
0.02%
Reduced 16.6%202,013−40,090$7$1,427,000−$148,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
KMROF
Kalmar Oyj B
0.02%
Added 12.5%27,000+3,000$50$1,349,000+$206,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DELHF
De'Longhi
0.02%
Added 10.6%39,000+3,750$35$1,347,000−$164,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PG
Procter & Gamble
0.02%
Reduced 22.8%9,229−2,722$144$1,333,000−$380,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PUIGF
Puig Brands
0.02%
Unchanged68,000$19$1,323,000+$136,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
0.02%
Reduced 4.3%3,544−161$370$1,312,000−$480,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
LTSSF
Lotus Bakeries
0.02%
Unchanged115$11,222$1,291,000+$230,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
WILLF
Demant A/S
0.01%
Unchanged41,000$30$1,226,000−$162,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CABJF
Carlsberg B A/S
0.01%
Reduced 57.2%9,872−13,219$124$1,223,000−$1,810,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ECTXF
Electrolux Professional
0.01%
Added 15.0%230,000+30,000$5$1,217,000−$198,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
WMT
Wal Mart Stores Inc
0.01%
Reduced 4.2%9,740−425$124$1,210,000+$78,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
AAPL
Apple Inc
0.01%
Added 1.6%4,751+77$254$1,206,000−$65,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ABT
Abbott Labs
0.01%
Unchanged11,510$103$1,182,000−$260,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
HMRZF
H&M
0.01%
Unchanged64,000$18$1,177,000−$114,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
HINKF
Heineken NV
0.01%
Unchanged15,131$76$1,156,000−$83,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
SUNB
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ORD
0.01%
New18,178+18,178$63$1,139,000+$1,139,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
NSRGF
Nestle SA-REG
0.01%
Unchanged11,130$98$1,086,000−$20,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
FULT
Fulton Finl Corp
0.01%
Reduced 9.5%48,950−5,150$20$996,000−$50,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
KO
Coca-Cola
0.01%
Reduced 4.5%13,025−615$76$991,000+$37,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
JBTM
JBT Marel Corp
0.01%
Unchanged7,250$128$927,000−$165,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
YETI
Yeti Holdings Inc
0.01%
Unchanged24,000$37$878,000−$182,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
FBLA
FB Bancorp Inc
0.01%
Unchanged50,000$14$687,000+$45,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Co-A
0.01%
Reduced 10.1%5,368−606$127$680,000−$76,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ZLDSF
Zalando SE
0.01%
Unchanged28,000$24$663,000−$170,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
HRI
Herc Holdings Inc
0.01%
Unchanged6,450$100$642,000−$315,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
WFC
Wells Fargo
0.01%
Reduced 6.5%7,450−514$80$593,000−$149,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
SWZ
Total Return Securities Fund
0.01%
Reduced 33.2%97,667−48,617$6$579,000−$331,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
ORCL
Oracle Corp
0.01%
Added 3.6%3,600+125$147$530,000−$148,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CVX
Chevron Corp
0.01%
Reduced 7.5%2,470−200$207$511,000+$104,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc
0.01%
Unchanged2,250$195$439,000+$133,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
HRL
Hormel Foods Corp
0.01%
Reduced 4.2%19,000−835$23$430,000−$40,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
LTGIF
LT Group Inc
0.01%
Unchanged1,775,000$0$428,000−$18,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
OUT
Outfront Media Inc
0.00%
Reduced 13.3%13,588−2,089$26$360,000−$18,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
0.00%
Reduced 18.2%450−100$708$319,000+$4,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
0.00%
Added 33.6%1,304+328$244$319,000+$117,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MCD
McDonalds Corp
0.00%
Added 4.6%947+42$311$294,000+$18,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
UNM
Unum Group
0.00%
Unchanged3,800$73$278,000−$17,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
MRK
Merck Inc
0.00%
New2,141+2,141$120$258,000+$258,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DIS
Disney Walt Productions
0.00%
Added 0.3%2,517+7$96$243,000−$43,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
0.00%
Unchanged1,040$208$217,000−$23,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PHJMF
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna
0.00%
Unchanged5,000,000$0$213,000−$4,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
CIR
Cofide SPA
0.00%
Unchanged251,250$1$196,000−$11,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
AHTGBP
Ashtead Group PLC
0.00%
Exited0−6,111,758$68$0−$418,101,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
DGEAF
Diageo PLC
0.00%
Exited0−129,805$22$0−$2,800,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
H
Hyatt Hotels Corp Cl A
0.00%
Exited0−8,675$160$0−$1,391,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
PNC
PNC Bank Corp
0.00%
Exited0−3,750$209$0−$783,00013F2026-03-31 ↗
IBM
I B M
0.00%
Exited0−750$296$0−$222,00013F2026-03-31 ↗

Reported price is calculated from the reported value and share count. It is not the investor's actual purchase price.

Filing history

Historical holdings

$8,496,278,000
Reported value
86
Positions
2026-05-13
Filed
Original filing ↗
TickerCompanyPortfolioSharesReported value
BRK/ABerkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A12.34%1,460$1,048,484,000
GOOGAlphabet Inc Cl C11.31%3,350,337$961,078,000
MAMastercard Inc Cl A9.15%1,555,141$777,042,000
PMPhilip Morris International In8.96%4,605,069$761,402,000
HKHHFHeineken Holding NV7.57%9,101,528$643,364,000
CFRHFCompagnie Financiere Richemont7.00%3,447,287$594,389,000
NSRGYNestle SA Sponsored ADR6.39%5,481,714$543,238,000
NFLXNetflix Inc6.35%5,610,666$539,466,000
BRK/BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B6.26%1,110,429$532,118,000
MLMMartin Marietta Materials4.96%715,411$421,148,000
SUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc4.63%6,049,133$393,738,000
UBERUber Technologies Inc4.38%5,173,404$372,123,000
ERFSFEurofins Scientific2.63%3,096,404$223,551,000
PDRDFPernod Ricard2.16%2,479,656$183,480,000
DASHDoordash Inc Cl A1.77%1,001,195$150,329,000
CMCSAComcast Corp New Cl A0.76%2,253,106$64,687,000
BF/ABrown-Forman Corp Cl A0.52%1,647,878$44,147,000
JPMJ.P. Morgan Chase0.52%148,798$43,770,000
XOMExxon Mobil Corp0.39%193,950$32,906,000
VVisa Inc Cl A0.33%93,812$28,354,000
BF/BBrown-Forman Corp Cl B0.21%659,694$17,442,000
BUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA0.15%184,010$12,662,000
MOAltria Group Inc0.13%164,461$10,853,000
MKLMarkel Corp0.11%4,954$9,482,000
CRCrane Company0.09%46,626$7,973,000
UNPUnion Pac Corp0.08%27,638$6,706,000
COSTCostco Whsl Corp0.05%4,624$4,607,000
DOVDover Corp0.05%19,126$3,987,000
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Cl A0.04%11,610$3,339,000
ABBVAbbVie Inc0.03%12,410$2,699,000
COCXFLindt & Spruengli AG - Reg0.03%15$2,132,000
VMCVulcan Materials0.02%7,263$1,978,000
AXPAmerican Express0.02%6,485$1,962,000
MKCMcCormick Inc0.02%38,581$1,946,000
KNCRFKonecranes0.02%52,500$1,690,000
WRBYWarby Parker Inc Cl A0.02%80,000$1,686,000
FLMNFFielmann0.02%33,000$1,656,000
SSPPFSSP Group0.02%700,000$1,614,000
FLUIFFluidra0.02%70,000$1,595,000
RTLLFRational AG0.02%2,200$1,577,000
AKBLFALK Abello A/S0.02%50,000$1,559,000
LEVILevi Strauss & Co Cl A0.02%82,725$1,530,000
LRLCFLoreal SA0.02%3,705$1,491,000
PEPPepsico Inc0.02%9,205$1,429,000
DVDCFDavide Campari-Milano NV0.02%202,013$1,427,000
KMROFKalmar Oyj B0.02%27,000$1,349,000
DELHFDe'Longhi0.02%39,000$1,347,000
PGProcter & Gamble0.02%9,229$1,333,000
PUIGFPuig Brands0.02%68,000$1,323,000
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.02%3,544$1,312,000
LTSSFLotus Bakeries0.02%115$1,291,000
WILLFDemant A/S0.01%41,000$1,226,000
CABJFCarlsberg B A/S0.01%9,872$1,223,000
ECTXFElectrolux Professional0.01%230,000$1,217,000
WMTWal Mart Stores Inc0.01%9,740$1,210,000
AAPLApple Inc0.01%4,751$1,206,000
ABTAbbott Labs0.01%11,510$1,182,000
HMRZFH&M0.01%64,000$1,177,000
HINKFHeineken NV0.01%15,131$1,156,000
SUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings ORD0.01%18,178$1,139,000
NSRGFNestle SA-REG0.01%11,130$1,086,000
FULTFulton Finl Corp0.01%48,950$996,000
KOCoca-Cola0.01%13,025$991,000
JBTMJBT Marel Corp0.01%7,250$927,000
YETIYeti Holdings Inc0.01%24,000$878,000
FBLAFB Bancorp Inc0.01%50,000$687,000
LAMRLamar Advertising Co-A0.01%5,368$680,000
ZLDSFZalando SE0.01%28,000$663,000
HRIHerc Holdings Inc0.01%6,450$642,000
WFCWells Fargo0.01%7,450$593,000
SWZTotal Return Securities Fund0.01%97,667$579,000
ORCLOracle Corp0.01%3,600$530,000
CVXChevron Corp0.01%2,470$511,000
GNRCGenerac Holdings Inc0.01%2,250$439,000
HRLHormel Foods Corp0.01%19,000$430,000
LTGIFLT Group Inc0.01%1,775,000$428,000
OUTOutfront Media Inc0.00%13,588$360,000
CATCaterpillar Inc0.00%450$319,000
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.00%1,304$319,000
MCDMcDonalds Corp0.00%947$294,000
UNMUnum Group0.00%3,800$278,000
MRKMerck Inc0.00%2,141$258,000
DISDisney Walt Productions0.00%2,517$243,000
AMZNAmazon.com Inc0.00%1,040$217,000
PHJMFHanjaya Mandala Sampoerna0.00%5,000,000$213,000
CIRCofide SPA0.00%251,250$196,000

Investor background

Thomas Russo

“We look for companies with the capacity to reinvest and the capacity to suffer.”

Thomas Russo is the managing member of Gardner Russo & Quinn and the long-standing manager of the Semper Vic investment partnerships. He began managing the first Semper Vic global value partnership in 1983 and joined Gardner Investments in 1989. His career spans more than four decades across multiple market cycles, including inflationary periods, bubbles, crises and structural shifts in global consumer markets.

Russo’s reputation is built on consistency rather than isolated success. He has applied a single investment philosophy over an unusually long period, often holding companies for ten, twenty or more years.

He focuses on global businesses that generate cash in developed markets and reinvest it in emerging ones. These companies typically have strong brands, pricing power, loyal customers and the ability to compound capital at high rates. Many also have meaningful family or controlling shareholder influence.

A key concept in his approach is the “capacity to suffer.” Long-term investments in new markets, brand building or distribution expansion often depress short-term earnings. Russo seeks companies whose owners and managers are willing to accept this temporary pain in exchange for long-term value creation.

The same idea applies to investors. Holding such businesses requires tolerance for volatility, valuation compression and long periods of underperformance. Low turnover and tax efficiency are therefore structural features of his approach.

Russo qualifies as a super investor because he has built a coherent system linking global brands, reinvestment economics, governance and investor psychology. His concentrated portfolio ensures that each decision has meaningful long-term impact.

He remains closely involved in investment decisions, although Gardner Russo & Quinn operates as an institutional investment firm rather than a single-manager account.